Blog Mirror: NPR: Forget The Red Sports Car. The Midlife Crisis Is A Myth

 An interesting item from NPR:

Forget The Red Sports Car. The Midlife Crisis Is A Myth

If you've ever considered buying a red sports car or quit your job to follow your muse, if you've ever related to Lester Burnham in American Beauty, there's some good news. Midlife crisis is not inevitable, and reaching 45 is not the first step in a slow, agonizing decline. After interviewing more than 400 people, I found that midlife, while complicated, is, for many if not most people, the peak of their lives.

And sort of interesting to note that I found this the same day I posted the anniversary of Pershing's force crossing into Mexico at which time he was. . . .a fit 56.

 Pershing, age 58.

Note, however, the article doesn't claim everything at Middle Age is rosy. And note the importance of exercise (something Pershing was adamant about).